a list of all the cars on a train, their destination, and other information
Also called wheel report. Shipping documents that lists cars as they are place din the train, indicates cars carrying hazardous materials and their location in the train and may have emergency response information attached. Union pacific lists cars from rear of the train forward.
A document which shows the number of loads, empties, weight in tons and length in feet of a specific train. A consist shows the identifying number of each locomotive and location within that consist for a specific train.
The make-up of a freight train by types of cars and their contents.
A rail shipping paper similar to a cargo manifest. It may contain a list of the cars in the train in order or a list of those cars carrying hazardous materials and their location on the train.
Computer-generated document kept at point of origin and advanced to next consisting point listing the train makeup in standing order, the number of passenger and freight cars, commodities, and a summary of the train including tonnage and train length.